March 29
1981 Finished the 1980-81 season with a record of 15-67. It was Dallas'
first season in the league. Of the 13 players that were on the
opening day roster, only 4 lasted the entire season - Tom LaGarde
(played all 82 games), Jim Spanarkel (played all 82 games), Marty
Brynes, and Abdul Jeelani.
1988 Dominique Wilkins (Atl) had 40 points, the 28th time a Mavs opponent
had 40+ points.
1994 Dennis Rodman (SA) had 20 rebounds, the 34th time a Mavs opponent
had 20+ rebounds and the 5th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds
against Dallas.
1997 Samaki Walker suffered a sprained right foot during the 3rd quarter
of the Washington game and would miss the rest of the season due to
the injury.
1999 Activated Robert Pack and placed Bruno Sundov on IR with
tendinitis in his left wrist. Pack had missed 14 days (9 games)
with a slightly torn right hamstring. Despite being activated,
Pack would sit out 5 more games due to his injury. Sundov was
activated 19 days (8 games) later.
1999 Mavs Man, the team's mascot, suffered a torn right ACL after
landing wrong on a completed trampoline dunk.
2002 Johnny Newman suffered a strained right hamstring during the 1st
half of the Boston game and did not play in the 2nd half. He
would miss the next 6 games due to the injury.
2006 LeBron James (Cle) had 46 points, the 61st time a Mavs opponent
had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times James had 40+ points against
Dallas.
2009 The NBA fined Mark Cuban $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs
following the 3/27/09 Denver game.
2010 Dirk Nowitzki had a triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and
13 assists. It was the 35th time a Mavs player had a triple-double
and the 2nd of 2 times Nowitzki had a triple-double with Dallas.
2012 Activated Delonte West and placed Dominique Jones (no injury) on IL.
West (broken right ring finger) was on IL for 26 days (14 games),
but had been out since 2/17/12 (missing 21 games). Jones was
activated 4 days (2 games) later.
Games
Record: 6-13 (home: 3-3, road: 3-10)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1981 L @Kansas City 104-113 -9 Byrnes 24 Lloyd 5 Wedman 27
Marty Barnes scored the last basket of the season.
Game #82, current record: 15-67, streak: lost 2; final record: 15-67
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 L @Golden State 106-109 -3 Aguirre 31 Vincent 8 Carroll 28
Game #73, current record: 36-37, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1985 L @LA Lakers 115-120 -5 Aguirre 28 Perkins 10 Johnson 23
Game #75, current record: 41-34, streak: lost 2; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1987 W @Cleveland 101-98 +3 Blackman 38 Tarpley 14 Daughert 19
Game #72, current record: 48-24, streak: won 2; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1988 L @Atlanta 106-120 -14 Harper 25 Tarpley 19 Wilkins 40
Dominique Wilkins had 40 points, the 28th time a Mavs opponent had 40+
points.
Game #69, current record: 46-23, streak: lost 2; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1990 W @San Antonio 109-105 +4 Blackman 28 Tarpley 13 Robinson 33
Game #69, current record: 40-29, streak: won 6; final record: 47-35
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1991 L @LA Clippers 96-105 -9 Blackman 24 Williams 9 Smith 22
Game #69, current record: 25-44, streak: lost 3; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1992 W Denver 105-98 +7 Blackman 22 Smith 14 ML/MM 19
Game #72, current record: 18-54, streak: won 1; final record: 22-60
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1994 L San Antonio 92-117 -25 Mashburn 24 Rooks 9 Robinson 37
Dennis Rodman had 20 rebounds, the 34th time a Mavs opponent had 20+
rebounds and the 5th of 9 times Rodman had 20+ rebounds against Dallas.
Game #69, current record: 8-61, streak: lost 15; final record: 13-69
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1996 L San Antonio 104-119 -15 McCloud 30 Kidd 10 Robinson 31
Shot just 5-6 FT.
Game #71, current record: 22-49, streak: lost 1; final record: 26-56
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 L @Washington 87-94 -7 Finley 25 Green 11 Strickla 21
Samaki Walker suffered a sprained right foot during the 3rd quarter
and would miss the rest of the season due to the injury.
Game #70, current record: 22-48, streak: lost 6; final record: 24-58
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1998 L @LA Clippers 86-108 -22 Finley 24 Strick 8 Murray 27
Chris Anstey did not play due to a sprained left middle finger (the 4th
of 8 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #72, current record: 18-54, streak: lost 2; final record: 20-62
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1999 L Seattle 101-109 -8 Trent 20 Walker 13 DS/GP 20
Game #31, current record: 10-21, streak: lost 2; final record: 19-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 W @Boston 108-82 +26 Finley 24 LaFrentz 13 Pierce 19
Johnny Newman suffered a strained right hamstring during the 1st half
and did not play in the 2nd half. He would miss the next 6 games
due to the injury.
Adrian Griffin did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 3rd of 3
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #72, current record: 50-22, streak: won 1; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2006 L @Cleveland 94-107 -13 DNowitzki 29 EDampier 6 LJames 46
Adrian Griffin did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 10th
of 15 games he would miss due to the injury).
Cleveland out-scored Dallas 35-16 in the 3rd quarter as LeBron James
(Cle) had 19 points in the quarter.
LeBron James (Cle) had 46 points, the 61st time a Mavs opponent had
40+ points.
With the win, Cleveland clinched their first playoff berth since 1998.
Game #72, current record: 54-18; streak: lost 2; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2009 L @Cleveland 74-102 -28 DNowitzki 20 RHollins 12 LJames 24
Out-scored 55-25 in the 2nd half including 30-11 in the 3rd quarter.
Game #73, current record: 43-30; streak: lost 2; final record: 50-32
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2010 W Denver 109-93 +16 DNowitzki 34 DNowitzki 10 JSmith 27
J.J. Barea (sore left ankle) did not play (he would not miss any
other games).
Dirk Nowitzki had a triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and
13 assists. It was the 35th time a Mavs player had a
triple-double and the 2nd of 2 times Nowitzki had a triple-double
with Dallas.
Game #74, current record: 49-25; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2012 L @Miami 85-106 -21 DNowitzki 25 DN/JK 6 LJ/CB 19
Miami out-scored Dallas 26-13 in the 4th quarter.
Miami shot 23-27 FT and Dallas shot 10-13 FT.
Brendan Haywood (sprained right knee) did not play. It was the 7th
of 7 games he would miss.
Game #52, current record: 29-23; streak: lost 1; final record: 36-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2014 W Sacramento 103-100 +3 DNowitzki 19 DNowitzki 7 RGay 30
Travis Outlaw's (Sac) running 3-pointer was no good at the buzzer.
Game #74, current record: 44-30; streak: won 1; final record: 49-33